Prosecutors asked a court on August 24 in Russia's Siberian region of Buryatia to sentence 61-year-old Natalya Filonova to three years in prison on a charge of assaulting police. Filonova is accused of attacking four police officers when they dispersed a rally in September against the military mobilization announced by President Vladimir Putin. Filonova and her supporters reject the charge as politically motivated. In June, an ambulance was called to the courtroom to assist Filonova. Physicians said then that Filonova was unable to take part in the trial as she had an extremely high blood pressure and needed immediate hospitalization. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Prosecutors Seek Three-Year Sentence For Siberian Woman Accused Of Assaulting Officers
Natalya Filonova being detained at a rally. (file photo)